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Cheney Set to Visit Georgia

VP to shore up ties with embattled nation, emphasize 'common security interests'

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(Newser) – Dick Cheney will visit Georgia next week to strengthen ties with the battered US ally, the AP reports. The vice president will also visit Azerbaijan and Ukraine to emphasize the US commitment to the former Soviet republics, a White House spokesman said today in announcing the trip, which is to begin Sept. 2.

Vice President Dick Cheney signs a condolence book, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at the Georgian Embassy in Washington.
Vice President Dick Cheney signs a condolence book, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at the Georgian Embassy in Washington.   (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
In this July 12, 2008 photo, Vice President Dick Cheney arrives at George Washington Hospital in Washington for his annual medical checkup.
In this July 12, 2008 photo, Vice President Dick Cheney arrives at George Washington Hospital in Washington for his annual medical checkup.   (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili today visited the city of Gori in central Georgia, damaged by Russian airstrikes two weeks ago.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili today visited the city of Gori in central Georgia, damaged by Russian airstrikes two weeks ago.   (AP Photo)
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The president felt it was important to have the vice president consult with allies in the region on our common security interests. - Tony Fratto, White House spokesman

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